St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-03
THE BOARD STILL TROUBLED.
school Inspectors Devote Another
Evening TO Wrangiing Over the
award of Contracts.

Evening TO wrangiing Over the
award of Contracts.
r. l.. German and E. S. German sent in
to the board of education last evening a
picture of the late Gen. Willis A. Cor
one of the school buildings after the latter.
Miss G. j. Mathews resigned
as teacher of second grade
of the Lincoln school and Miss Maria Keefe
was appointed to fill the vacancy, at a
salary of 500 per month. Miss May l..
Dana resigned the position as teacher in
the sixth grade OF the Neil school and
Miss j. Boyden, of the fifth grade of the
same school was appointed to fill the
vacancy at salary of $65 per month.
Miss Margaret Corbett was appointed
to .the fifth grade at salary of $50
per month. George Schumann was ap-
pointed teacher of German in place of j.
Rathman, resigned. The superintendent
reported that the number of pupils admit
ted to the different schools of the city from
September, 1886. to April, 1887, was -. $50,
an increase of l, $40 over the enrolment for
the corresponding time of the last school
year. The number of pupils admitted IN
the month OF April was 826, which makes
the total enrolment thus far of ID, $50.
The average daily attendance was 1928.
Tie number OF pupils admitted
to the different classes in Ger
man since September has been
1854. The present enrolment is 1861,
AWARDING CONTRACTS.
heeeOmmlttee on real estate recon-
mehded that bids for the erection OF the adj
ditions to the Van Buren, school building be
rejected and the secretary be authorized to
readvertise for proposals to erect this ad-
dtion; also that all the bids for the
erection of the addition to the Humboldt
school be rejected, and further that the
proper officers be authorized to execute
contracts for the erection of additions to
the following buildings:
The Jefferson, to w. J. Gronewald for S2O,-
800; the Cleveland, to Welcker Wildung for
$4,000; the German school, to Treck s. Co.
| for SIG, 100, and molten was made to adopt
| the report.
This report opened up the old fight, and
a good deal of time was spent in talking
| the matter over, and the old wrangle in re-
gard to the Franklin school building and al
most everything else was gone over without
much profit or point. Mr.. SmmOn called
| for information in regard to the Holland Il
! Thompson contract and the Franklin school
building, and other similar calls were made.
| A deal of talk was INDUCED in for delay.
Mr., Athey moved that one of the school
buildings be given to Rogers & Davis In
Spectors Schumacher and Gilbert favored
| giving the contract to the lowest bidder.
The president ruled this out of order. Mr.
Athey then moved to
REJECT ALL BIDS
| This was ruled out of order. Mr.. Ellis
complained Of the Franklin school and said
the apparatus put in that building was moi
right Mr.. Dobner replied that Ellis was
one of those who accepted the work as sat
isfactory, and therefore could not now con-
sistently make that objection. Mr. Minor
wanted to know what Mr.. Ellis wanted.
He made specifications, he said,
! and now is not satisfied with them.
Mr.. Ellis explained and pointed out
what he deemed defects in the Franklin
school. Mr.. Postlethwait said, Mr.. Ellis is
not a man who understands steam heating
and ought not to have attempted to get up
plans and specifications for steam heating
in the Franklin school building un,
less he knew what he wanted tC
accomplish" In this way the contest
was kept up for an hour or two without
any points of interest being made. Finally
the report OF the committee was adopted.
1t was then determined that the property
of the board west of Rice street be sold
The committee on real estate wa.
instructed to advertise for competitive
plans for the addition to the high schoo
building. 1t was also determined to adop
the Ruttan system of ventilation, heating
and dry closets in the new school buildings
After an executive session for an hour or 81
the board adjourned